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Man arrested in Delray Beach after foiled drug deal ends in shooting

A man is being held at the Palm Beach County Jail without bond after he was allegedly involved in a drug deal that went bad and ended in a shooting, according to an arrest report.

Patrick Leles Fernandes

Patrick Leles Fernandez is facing charges of aggravated battery with a firearm and robbery with a firearm.

Fernandez and a second unidentified man allegedly tried to steal 2 pounds of marijuana from the shooting victim and his brother April 6 in Delray Beach, according to the police report.

One of the victims said he arranged for a meeting at his home on the 600 block of Avocet Road to sell the marijuana for $2,000 to Fernandes, the report said.

As the sale was about to take place, a black male who identified himself as “Psycho” came from behind Fernandes’ truck armed with a gun. Fernandes grabbed the marijuana and got into the truck’s driver’s seat while the black male jumped into the passenger seat.

The brother of the robbery victim ran after the truck as it left the scene and was shot, the report said. The man who was shot underwent surgery and is expected to lose two or three fingers, police said.